Narsingh Yadav will know his fate of going or not going to Rio 2016 Olympics as he undergoes a hearing at the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) office in New Delhi. He has already undergone a disciplinary hearing on the weekend where he presented his case after both his samples returned positive.

Since the setback on the weekend, Narsingh has cried foul over the samples returning positive and put the blame on a junior wrestler in the Sports Authority of India (SAI) mess in Sonepat. The wrestler who competes in the 74kg freestyle category has filed a police report in this regard and asked the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to intervene.

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has put their support behind Narsingh while being forced to put Parveen Rana in the reserved slot to save India the quota place.

1715 hrs IST: Meanwhile, Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij claimed the state government had no control over the activities of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre at Rai in Sonipat even as the state police has been asked to complete its probe into the doping scandal surrounding Narsingh

1627 hrs IST: FIR filed based on Narsingh Yadav’s complaint. Matter to be probed. Strict action will be taken against culprits: HS Doon, DIG,Sonipat

1625 hrs IST: Narsingh case is a huge blow as the wrestler was due to leave for a pre-tournament preparatory camp in Georgia. All that now has been put on hold as he fights to keep his berth

1624 hrs IST: Earlier in the day, Sports Minister Vijay Goel claimed no player can be substituted for failing dope test. WFI however recommended name of Parveen Rana and Brij Bhushan Singh claimed it was already approved

Narsingh Yadav will face a hearing on his doping controversy on Wednesday.

WRESTLER Narsingh Yadav’s parents, relatives and neighbours sat on a day-long dharna at Achgara village in Varanasi on Tuesday demanding high-level inquiry into report about Narsingh failing dope test. The family has decided to take out a ‘Mashal rally’ in Varanasi seeking support from local residents and gherao Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office in Varanasi on July 30.

Narsingh Yadav’s case will be heard on Wednesday with the verdict on his Rio participation in the fray. (Source: ANI)

Narsingh Yadav’s doping case will be heard today with the verdict likely to be handed out on Thursday. As a safety measure, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has named Praveen Rana as the replacement for Narsingh in case he’s found to have doped. Then United World Wrestling (UWW) gave India an ultimatum to put another name on the list as backup or country’s quota place would be passed on.